The Cobb family lived in Fort Davis and McDonald Observatory until the mid-1980s, moving to Alpine to open Cobb Bookkeeping upon his graduation from Sul Ross State University with an accounting degree. Chuck remained their preacher until his passing. During this time, the Marfa Church of Christ asked him to preach on a temporary basis. He served as song leader and Deacon at the Broadway Church of Christ.Ĭhuck and June moved their family to Fort Davis in 1968 to work at McDonald Observatory and to fulfill his dream of being a preacher, serving as the Fort Davis Church of Christ pastor for 20 years. He was a graduate of Athens Bible School and attended Abilene Christian College where he met his bride and love of his life, June Sheppard Cobb.Ĭhuck worked at Gulf Envelope in Houston for 15 years. Cobb on Main Athens, Alabama, he was the fourth son of Bob Cobb and Velma Covington Cob. Longtime Marfa Church of Christ preacher and accountant Chuck Cobb went to be with our Lord on Sunday, June 26, 2016.Ī memorial service will be 2pm Friday, July 1 at the Alpine Church of Christ.īorn Charles L. Memorial services for the artist are pending. The late artist was one of the first major artists to be diagnosed with AIDs, which fueled many of his works through artistic metaphor, such as one work, “The Penny Piece,” in which a line of pennies led up to a jar, with the artist adding one more for each birthday he had.įeher spent the final few years of his life working and living in New York City. The retrospective travelled through Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio.įeher also held an exhibition in Marfa during the 2006 Chinati Foundation Open House weekend at the Arena, utilizing his trademark use of plastic water bottles and twine. The companion show at DiverseWorks was also exhibited during this time. American sculptor Tony Feher, 60, died Friday, Jof liver cancer, according to the Houston Chronicle.įeher was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and spent most of his young life in Corpus Christi.Īs an artist, Feher was represented by Houston-based Hiram Butler Gallery and was honored with a 20-year retrospective of his work at the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston in late 2012.
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